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the white house is working to address the situation and obama administration has pledged to close the prison but congressional legislatures haven acted legislation to prevent that from -- have enacted legislation to prevent that from happening. >>> they say he wants to roll back involvement in mexican security operations and under the previous involvement, they fought the drug war there sending drone aircrafts and other assistance. meantime according to white house officials, they will nominate anthony fox as his new transportation secretary. if confirmed they will replace ray la hood. fox is the first african- american nominee for president barack obama's second term. >>> 4:26 let go back to the early monday morning commute, sal? >> we are trying to start off monday on a good note and so far we are a accomplishing -- we are accomplishing that coming out from vallejo to the mcarthur maze, and we are looking at traffic approaching the bay bridge and no major problems, not only the bay bridge but also the san mateo and dumbarton. if you are driving to san jose, 280 and 101 are off to a
the white house is working to address the situation and obama administration has pledged to close the prison but congressional legislatures haven acted legislation to prevent that from -- have enacted legislation to prevent that from happening. >>> they say he wants to roll back involvement in mexican security operations and under the previous involvement, they fought the drug war there sending drone aircrafts and other assistance. meantime according to white house officials, they will...
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now that the white house concedes it is probable the regime used chemical weapons on its people. republicans point to president obama's own declare racial that use of chemicals would be a red line republicans say america could attack aryan air bases with missiles. >> the greatest risk is a failed state with chemical weapons falling in the hands of islam ickes and pouring into syria the longer this goes, the more likely you will have a failed state and all hell will break loose. >> democrat lawmaker called for more assistance. the u.s. said it is currently senting supplies such as night vision goggles and body armour to the syrian rebels. >> >> bangladesh a fire broke out in the wreck an of the collapsed factory as the death toll hit at least 377. sparks from a machine being used to cut steel to free a woman trapped in the rubble likely started that fire. investigators believe the woman ended up dieing in the blaze. meantime, the fugitive owner of the building was arrested near the indian border. >>> in italy, gunman opened fire outside of a prime minister's officer wounding two p
now that the white house concedes it is probable the regime used chemical weapons on its people. republicans point to president obama's own declare racial that use of chemicals would be a red line republicans say america could attack aryan air bases with missiles. >> the greatest risk is a failed state with chemical weapons falling in the hands of islam ickes and pouring into syria the longer this goes, the more likely you will have a failed state and all hell will break loose. >>...
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at the white house today with the king of jordan, area's neighbor, president obama says he needs verification before acting. >> obtaining confirmation and strong evidence, all of those things we have to make sure that we work on with the international community. >> be care -- >> britain's prime minister is using caution. >> the national park sfs says it's seen an increase in dog attacks in the golden gate national recreation area. the late ets was a fatal attack on a pair of geese. it comes as an especially tense time for the park and dog owners. >> i bring my dogs here four or five times a week. >> reporter: with it's sandy beaches, it's not hard to see why chrissy field draws dog owners. but not every dog owner eer is sass cautious as amy stephens. in the last month they've seen five dog month incident including a fatal attack of goose gos lynx at chrissy field. >> we've had a recent number increase. >> it all comes atz the park service prepares to release a new report proposing sweeping access to dog changes. >> they love the park, they use it intensely and there's competition for space. >
at the white house today with the king of jordan, area's neighbor, president obama says he needs verification before acting. >> obtaining confirmation and strong evidence, all of those things we have to make sure that we work on with the international community. >> be care -- >> britain's prime minister is using caution. >> the national park sfs says it's seen an increase in dog attacks in the golden gate national recreation area. the late ets was a fatal attack on a...
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. >> we're listening live from the rose garden in the white house. president obama announcing two new nominations. the lady on the right is penny pritzger. nominated as the new commerce secretary. businesswoman, philanthropist and heirist. also be nominating michael froman on your left as the new u.s. trade representative. right now is one of the president's top economic advisors. again, you are looking live at the white house. the new nominees to the president's administration. >>> in the next 30 minutes, the president is due to leave the white house and fly to mexico. this afternoon he meets with the president of mexico. this trip could play a big role in the immigration reform fight right here in the u.s. >> reporter: president obama is counting on the u.s./mexico relationship to appeal to congress to move on immigration legislation. president obama and mexican president are on the same page with immigration reform. both support a path to citizenship for the 11 million people in the u.s. illegally. and both to establish a temporary seasonal work p
. >> we're listening live from the rose garden in the white house. president obama announcing two new nominations. the lady on the right is penny pritzger. nominated as the new commerce secretary. businesswoman, philanthropist and heirist. also be nominating michael froman on your left as the new u.s. trade representative. right now is one of the president's top economic advisors. again, you are looking live at the white house. the new nominees to the president's administration....
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and in his weekly address, president obama, they warned that unless congress agrees to find new ways for them to spend the painful budget cuts that will continue. >> we can't keep putting band- aids on every cut. >> reporter: and the white house, they say that many of those cuts were impacting the vulnerable. like the low-income women and children that will get meals through federal programs. and groups that don't have the type of muscle to lobby for relief, says sarah binder tracking the fallout. >> they get paid by medicare that are affected by sequestration saying we have long lines, turning away patients, that they will need to travel. and i believe that they will try to organize to try to put that type of bipartisan pressure on congress. >> and margaret reports that there will be no emergency legislation to bail out the programs, at least not any time soon. lawmakers left on friday for the nine-daybreak. >>> well, a shocking discovery in what is described as a hoarder's home in the county, among debris, three feet deep, nearly 50 dogs and cats. they said that they found about 31
and in his weekly address, president obama, they warned that unless congress agrees to find new ways for them to spend the painful budget cuts that will continue. >> we can't keep putting band- aids on every cut. >> reporter: and the white house, they say that many of those cuts were impacting the vulnerable. like the low-income women and children that will get meals through federal programs. and groups that don't have the type of muscle to lobby for relief, says sarah binder...
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mark matthews has the story from silicon valley and the white house. >> president and first lady spent the past two days bringing attention to national program to the hire returning veterans. yesterday michelle obama singled out cisco systems ceo for major contributor. >> i want to thank john chambers and everyone at cisco for their extraordinary leadership. >>reporter: what cisco did is create a computer program that translates a soldier military specialty that a civilian job description. >> whole point of the program is to really help to make that translation between your military experience an skills and civilian jobs and skills needed in the civil i don't know work force. >>reporter: skoys democrat stated how veteran can enter in military code for his or her specialty and up will come list of civilian job and seniority indication or licenses that are required and steps on how to get any additional training. hewlett-packard and/or kill among the high tech company offering training along with cisco. >> makes it very easy to translate your military experience to civilian jobs that are
mark matthews has the story from silicon valley and the white house. >> president and first lady spent the past two days bringing attention to national program to the hire returning veterans. yesterday michelle obama singled out cisco systems ceo for major contributor. >> i want to thank john chambers and everyone at cisco for their extraordinary leadership. >>reporter: what cisco did is create a computer program that translates a soldier military specialty that a civilian job...
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and celebrities. >> it's the annual white house correspondents dinner. the president had the audience laughs as he told a lot of jokes. started with one about himself and the changes he has undergone since taking office. >> these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit, i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist that i used to be. i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second term, you need a burst of new energy. try some new things. and then my team and i talked about it, we were willing to try anything, so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. >> that is horrifying. >> check this out. mr. obama also told the press he had plans to put a sign next to the new bush library. one that says "his fault." all right. thanks for watching nbc bay area news at 5:00. "nbc nightly news" is next and more local news at 6:00. >> including why the sequester could mean possible terrorism targets will be at risk including the golden gate bridge. we'll have that at 6:00. good night. >>> on this sunday night -- turning up the heat. as the brut
and celebrities. >> it's the annual white house correspondents dinner. the president had the audience laughs as he told a lot of jokes. started with one about himself and the changes he has undergone since taking office. >> these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit, i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist that i used to be. i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second term, you need a burst of new energy. try some new things. and then my team...
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it's obama care. that's whey we saw the president, saying they were trying to simplify the forms and cut the size. there's going to be bumps on the road ahead. the implementation is something that's going to be a worry. >> let's turn to the republicans. what's their worries now? what's on their agenda? >> they don't want immigration to come apart. and it looked like it was in a good place. >> you're saying for democrats, what if immigration falls apart for democrats? is it good for bad for them? or neutral? >> it would hurt republicans. republicans need that to deal with their demographic realities. that's why republicans say, we'll still probably come together. but there's some worries this addition of a gay rights provision. marco rubio said that could undermind it. on sunday and monday, the heritage foundation is going to talk about the costs. they're going to push back on methodology. but republicans say they're going to try to fix this by making the metrics tougher, border security tougher. they
it's obama care. that's whey we saw the president, saying they were trying to simplify the forms and cut the size. there's going to be bumps on the road ahead. the implementation is something that's going to be a worry. >> let's turn to the republicans. what's their worries now? what's on their agenda? >> they don't want immigration to come apart. and it looked like it was in a good place. >> you're saying for democrats, what if immigration falls apart for democrats? is it...
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the nations. >> jay carney tweeted out that president obama killed it with his comedy at the white house correspondents' dinner. he didn't answer any questions. he will answer questions this morning. >> whatthat's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with a live local news update. have a great day! changer. reaction pouring in from main street to the white house this morning to nba player jason collins's decision to reveal he is gay -- a first by a male athlete currently playing a major u.s. sport. >>> new twist. this morning the fbi is testing female dna found on a piece of one of the boston bombs while they search the home of the widow of one of the suspects. is there a connection. >>> and new this morning. catherine zeta jones cho suffers bipolar disorder checked back catherine zeta jones cho suffers bipolar disorder checked back into a health center. captions paid for by nbc-universal television
the nations. >> jay carney tweeted out that president obama killed it with his comedy at the white house correspondents' dinner. he didn't answer any questions. he will answer questions this morning. >> whatthat's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with a live local news update. have a great day! changer. reaction pouring in from main street to the white house this morning to nba player jason collins's decision to reveal he is gay -- a first by a male...
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and even in congress and the white house both president obama and members of congress, paul ryan, have proposed limiting average medicare spending per beneficiary to gdp growth at 0.5%. we don't hear much about that. but both of them have proposed limits, because they know that trajectory that we're on. what do you think? should we have limits to how much we spend? the health care reform law had proposed ap independent advisory board, it'd be set up with 15 members appointed by the president, confirmed by the senate, and members would recommend ways to curb medicare spending. it was based on the base realignment and closure commission. we had to close a lot of military bases. it's very hard for elected officials to make those decisions to close a military base in their own constituency, so they ceded that responsibility to experts, and congress had to agree or disagree. that was the model used for the independent payment advisory board. it cannot change medicare raise premiums, cut benefits, and if congress doesn't like the recommendations, it doesn't have to agree with any of them. bu
and even in congress and the white house both president obama and members of congress, paul ryan, have proposed limiting average medicare spending per beneficiary to gdp growth at 0.5%. we don't hear much about that. but both of them have proposed limits, because they know that trajectory that we're on. what do you think? should we have limits to how much we spend? the health care reform law had proposed ap independent advisory board, it'd be set up with 15 members appointed by the president,...
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president obama embraced his role as comedian in chief. our white house peter alexander made it there for all the laughs. >> i feel like it s just a couple of hours ago. you talk about the politicians, the journalists, plenty of celebrities too. a couple of sightings i had. bradley cooper, katie perry there. they call this as the nerd prom, but it's highlighted each year by these dualing comedic appearances this year between the president and late night host conan o'brien, where really nothing is off limits. not the politicians, the pundits, or even the president himself. ♪ ♪ don't stop the party >> it's like when two different zoos get together. you know, the hollywood zoo and the d.c. zoo. >> president obama, that's my man. ♪ >> thank you. how do you like my new entrance music? rush limbaugh warned you about this. second term, baby. >> tonight i'm excited to announce that turner broadcasting is going to make a television miniseries about the big power players here in washington. vice psident joe biden is goinlayeg to by bob barker.
president obama embraced his role as comedian in chief. our white house peter alexander made it there for all the laughs. >> i feel like it s just a couple of hours ago. you talk about the politicians, the journalists, plenty of celebrities too. a couple of sightings i had. bradley cooper, katie perry there. they call this as the nerd prom, but it's highlighted each year by these dualing comedic appearances this year between the president and late night host conan o'brien, where really...
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. >>> the white house just announced president barack obama will hold a news conference at 6:15 this morning. we are not sure if he will make a special announcement. we will have life coverage and also new this morning, palestinians say the man was a police officer killed while riding a motorcycle. however israeli television said they targeted an islamic militant who was involved in a reason attack on southern israel. today was the first attack carried out by israel since a cease-fire in november. >>> they reported a powerful explosion in central damascus killed 13 people an injured 70 more. coming up at 6:15 how the obama administration is responsing for the u.s. to get more actively involved in that conflict in syria. >>> we have new details in 911 tapes on the final hours of the hunt for christopher doerner back in february. >> we have an officer down, officer down... >> police officers radioed for help after two officers were shot after a tense standoff. he was inside a cabin shot and killed himself ending a rampage which left four people dead and three others injured. >>> let's
. >>> the white house just announced president barack obama will hold a news conference at 6:15 this morning. we are not sure if he will make a special announcement. we will have life coverage and also new this morning, palestinians say the man was a police officer killed while riding a motorcycle. however israeli television said they targeted an islamic militant who was involved in a reason attack on southern israel. today was the first attack carried out by israel since a cease-fire...
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obama said i'm not aware. >> kimberly: this is a fox news prop alert. >> eric: president obama has golfed. went to the white house correspondents dinner. >> kimberly: so did we character. >> eric: nothing on his schedule. he didn't go to children that sunday. he called jason collins, he flew mexico. he had all the time to do that kimberly but not brush up on four dead americans. >> bob: what's your point on that. >> plenty of time. no reason ed henry got the answer i'm unaware of that i don't know what you are talking about, ed. >> dana: i think they are too quick to dismiss criticism or anybody that might say, look, could we get some answers here on the merits? i am going to propose a new office in the white house for both republican and democrat administrations. the office of the government skeptics. and that you would go in and you would run by your answers before the press conference to the government skeptic and say do you think this passes the smell test and have the government skeptic poke holes in the argument so that they could be more prepared the next time they come to the podi
obama said i'm not aware. >> kimberly: this is a fox news prop alert. >> eric: president obama has golfed. went to the white house correspondents dinner. >> kimberly: so did we character. >> eric: nothing on his schedule. he didn't go to children that sunday. he called jason collins, he flew mexico. he had all the time to do that kimberly but not brush up on four dead americans. >> bob: what's your point on that. >> plenty of time. no reason ed henry got the...
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president obama says the facility should be closed and that congress wouldn't let it happen. but he promised to revisit the issue. here is what the president said at the white house yesterday. >> i think it's critical for us to understand that guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists, it needs to be closed. >> he also said that, of course, during his re-election campaign. and it hasn't happened so far. >> i'd like to see him make a more forceful case here. a little more lurid language. >> it's really bad, yesterday he said i don't want these individuals to die. to that end there are some 25 and counting prisoners on hunger strike who have been designated to be force fed. >> it's actually like 100. >> it is more than that, but 25 or so are being force fed. the way it was described to me, by lawyers and by medical experts, is that they are strapped down to a chair, forcibly s
president obama says the facility should be closed and that congress wouldn't let it happen. but he promised to revisit the issue. here is what the president said at the white house yesterday. >> i think it's critical for us to understand that guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists,...
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. >> reporter: the white house says that it needs more conclusive evidence. >> president barack obama with all due respect for him, the price of the first child who died in daraa is far more important than waiting for conclusive evidence of use of chemical weapons for him to do something. >> reporter: ghassan hitto was elected interim prime minister by syrian opposition groups currently based outside the country. until last year he worked in computers and he lived just outside dallas with his children and his american-born wife suzanne who converted to islam before they were married. but he told us he couldn't stay in texas as the death toll in syria continued to climb. now ending syria's civil war is his full-time job. it's a conflict in which the opposition is massively outgunned by the government's tanks. fighter jets, and scud missiles. >> we are not asking for boots on the ground. we are not asking for any u.s. soldiers or any british soldiers or any foreign soldiers to come in and put their lives at risk. >> reporter: give me some specifics. what do you want from the u.s. govern
. >> reporter: the white house says that it needs more conclusive evidence. >> president barack obama with all due respect for him, the price of the first child who died in daraa is far more important than waiting for conclusive evidence of use of chemical weapons for him to do something. >> reporter: ghassan hitto was elected interim prime minister by syrian opposition groups currently based outside the country. until last year he worked in computers and he lived just outside...
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president obama poking fun at himself and others at this weekend's white house correspondence dinner. >> there were plenty of jokes to go around. >> i went to the opening of the bush presidential library in dallas. it was a wonderful event and that inspired me to get started on my own legacy which will begin by building another next to the bush library. can we show that? second term, need a burst of new energy. tryout new things and my team and i talked about it. we were willing to try anything. we borrowed one of michelle 's tricks. >> it's always funny. but wasn't all jokes. the president closed by noting the recent tragedies in boston and texas and praising the first responders. >> very good. time now is 6 6:54. coming up a final check of top stories. >> talk about a warmup. the rolling stones surprised efrp and had social media buzzing. ,, female narrator: for over 60,000 california female narrator: for over 60,000 california foster children a pair of shoes is a small but important gift. my shoes have a hole in them. i can barely fit in these anymore. i hope no one would notice. t
president obama poking fun at himself and others at this weekend's white house correspondence dinner. >> there were plenty of jokes to go around. >> i went to the opening of the bush presidential library in dallas. it was a wonderful event and that inspired me to get started on my own legacy which will begin by building another next to the bush library. can we show that? second term, need a burst of new energy. tryout new things and my team and i talked about it. we were willing to...
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president obama takes the mike at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. >> these days when i look in the mirror, i have to admit that i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. >> the president pulled few
president obama takes the mike at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. >> these days when i look in the mirror, i have to admit that i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. >> the president pulled few
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president obama will muster lemaster with a historically low percentage of white voters. only 39%. 39%, the president had a little extra support in other places. 71% o the hispanic vote. %. 73% voted for president obama. but the black vote was spectacular. he got 93% of the black vote. talk about a consensus, that is a consensus. the key was the black voter turnout. making just about 12% of the eligible voters in the country. they turned up 13% of the total votes from last year. for the fst time ever, voters turn out at a higher rate than white voters overall last year. in fact, if they turned out at the same rate as they did back in 2004, governor romney would have actually won the election. is not clear that the democratic party can repeat last year's performance. but one thing is clear. everything the republican party did was inadequate. they certainly demonstratedhat the republican party has a lot of thinking to do. they better find some better thinkers if they are going to be competitive in the next. the president and his transportation secretary. apparent not a requ
president obama will muster lemaster with a historically low percentage of white voters. only 39%. 39%, the president had a little extra support in other places. 71% o the hispanic vote. %. 73% voted for president obama. but the black vote was spectacular. he got 93% of the black vote. talk about a consensus, that is a consensus. the key was the black voter turnout. making just about 12% of the eligible voters in the country. they turned up 13% of the total votes from last year. for the fst...
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>> president obama in front of hundreds of journalists at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. the president had the audience laughing and a lot of his jokes, including one about himself and the change he has undergone since taking office. >> these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit, i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. i happen to mention that camilla harris was the best-looking attorney general in the country. as you might imagine, i got in trouble when i got back home. who knew eric holder was so sensitive? >> he was grooving. i liked it when they put up pictures of him wearing michelle's bangs. i also see this one. mr. obama telling the press he has plans to put up this billboard next to the new george w. bush library. conan o'brien hosted. o'brien, much funnier. >>> still ahead, coast guard cuts. will efforts to cut back on the budget drive up danger at bay area landmarks along the coast. >> and, playing some hardball. we'll tell you about the plan to bring the a's to san jose. they could now be batted around in court. >>> right now, there
>> president obama in front of hundreds of journalists at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. the president had the audience laughing and a lot of his jokes, including one about himself and the change he has undergone since taking office. >> these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit, i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. i happen to mention that camilla harris was the best-looking attorney general in the country. as you might imagine, i got...
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that is further evidence of the true significance of the obama coalition. it represents a genuine progressive majority in this country. and when the obama coalition is activated and invested on an issue they can change political gravity. they can make things orbit in a different way than they would have otherwise. in the wake of the sandy hook massacre, under the leadership, under a sudden outpouring of money, organization, effort, rhetorical leadership and passion, we've seen the political gravity around the issue of gun safety move faster and further than anybody would've guessed it could just a few months ago. so, yeah, that vote was a setback, a big one. the real story is the politics that come after the vote. and the president said as much himself on the day the background check bill went down under a senate filibuster. >> all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for washington. this effort is not over. i want to make it clear to the american people. we can still bring about meaningful changes that will reduce gun violence so long as the american peo
that is further evidence of the true significance of the obama coalition. it represents a genuine progressive majority in this country. and when the obama coalition is activated and invested on an issue they can change political gravity. they can make things orbit in a different way than they would have otherwise. in the wake of the sandy hook massacre, under the leadership, under a sudden outpouring of money, organization, effort, rhetorical leadership and passion, we've seen the political...
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and president obama can't do that. the one thing that i think maureen makes a good point about, though, it's worth the white house paying attention to this, is that the president should never say i've done everything i can do. because nobody ever has. right? there's always more to do, there's always more to try and you can never be seen as kind of throwing up your hands and saying, well, it's all on them. and i'm done. and i think that that's kind of the -- the one sort of maybe even stylistic mistake that the president made in the press conference or he's making now, is that -- he needs to give people more that they can do, and he needs to keep doing more himself, and the republicans and stephanie is absolutely right, mitch mcconnell bears more of this blame than the president does but we ought to just keep talking about it. we ought to just keep pushing at it, and i think the president can never say it's -- you know, it's up to you guys now. he always has to have some new activity that he and other people can do to k
and president obama can't do that. the one thing that i think maureen makes a good point about, though, it's worth the white house paying attention to this, is that the president should never say i've done everything i can do. because nobody ever has. right? there's always more to do, there's always more to try and you can never be seen as kind of throwing up your hands and saying, well, it's all on them. and i'm done. and i think that that's kind of the -- the one sort of maybe even stylistic...
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it surpassed white turner vote if they voted at the same rates they did in 2004, mitt romney would have been president. >> a. >>> a 7,000 dollar gift bag, among the gifts that president obama and his family get from foreign government leaders. the first family received $243,000 worth of gifts in 201. the president does not keep the gifts. >> lots of praise for conan o'brien but thes president got the room laughing too. >> did you know he spent hundreds of -- >> you've got to really dislike me to spend that kind of money. i mean that's oprah money. you could buy an island and call it no bama for that money. shelton would have done better offering me $100 million to drop out of the race. >>> all successful movements are built to decide against the odds to pick up for their ability. i'm tired of being taken advantage of. >> you have to wonder in has years will we look back at today at the starting point of a struggle for the millions of other people who serve and cook food for a living. acal maximum . it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. my doctor recomm
it surpassed white turner vote if they voted at the same rates they did in 2004, mitt romney would have been president. >> a. >>> a 7,000 dollar gift bag, among the gifts that president obama and his family get from foreign government leaders. the first family received $243,000 worth of gifts in 201. the president does not keep the gifts. >> lots of praise for conan o'brien but thes president got the room laughing too. >> did you know he spent hundreds of -- >>...
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there seems to be mixed messages coming from the white house. syrian opposition members say they know of no plans to arm these syrian rebels on the ground but we are also hearing that president obama seemed to indicate in his press conference yesterday that the use of chemical weapons has not been explored enough and that it raises more questions really than it answers. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them. we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened. >> reporter: as the president spoke more video emerged online of people claiming to have been exposed to chemical weapons. as with all such claims thus far they are impossible to verify. that has not stopped panic from spreading inside syria where fears of a large scale chemical attack are growing. in a letter attained by margaret brennan, the leader of the free syrian army asked president obama for support from the u.s. in dealing with the threat of c
there seems to be mixed messages coming from the white house. syrian opposition members say they know of no plans to arm these syrian rebels on the ground but we are also hearing that president obama seemed to indicate in his press conference yesterday that the use of chemical weapons has not been explored enough and that it raises more questions really than it answers. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know how they were...
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both houses of congress passed the bill and the white house says the president will sign it. the legislation allows the faa more flexibility to shift funds under sequestration. >>> the japanese transportation minister presented a directive to top executives of japan air and all nippon airways so they take additional safety measures and install revamped lithion batteries. >>> a first confirmed debris from the japan tsunami to reach the state. the japanese government says a boat belongs to a high school marine sciences program. the japanese consulate and noaa have confirmed the boat is tsunami debris. only 27 pieces of debris found along the u.s. coast have actually been confirmed as coming from japan. most of it in hawaii, washington state, and oregon. >>> new video tonight of a protest in oakland. a few dozen people marched to police headquarters and back. the action was to show support. seattle grand jury resisters. they're four people taken into custody for resisting a federal investigation of an occupy protest in seattle last year. the four have since been released. >>> it
both houses of congress passed the bill and the white house says the president will sign it. the legislation allows the faa more flexibility to shift funds under sequestration. >>> the japanese transportation minister presented a directive to top executives of japan air and all nippon airways so they take additional safety measures and install revamped lithion batteries. >>> a first confirmed debris from the japan tsunami to reach the state. the japanese government says a boat...
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that has been a problem with white house coverage, especially in the obama years. but plenty before that, as well. >> in the press' defense, obama himself when he ran in 2008 ran as someone who could overcome the gridlock in washington. but that's not the way it works. >> the president went on to say that, you know, i can't force republicans to do anything. i can't make them behave. they have to be responsible. so, the answer made a lot of news. so, clearly, a provocative question and interesting answer. >> i was in the room and the other reporters when jonathan said, have you got juice? there was a kind of a collective -- >> gasp? >> not a gas. no, nothing wrong with what he asked. kind of a little bit of head snapping that we're all listening carefully. here's where i disagree with my esteem colleague from "the new yorker." you have to figure out a way to ask questions, that is the point of a press conference. obama talks a lot during the press conference and it is his platform and you have to find out a way to cut to the chase. >> we have to go, ryan lizza, lynn
that has been a problem with white house coverage, especially in the obama years. but plenty before that, as well. >> in the press' defense, obama himself when he ran in 2008 ran as someone who could overcome the gridlock in washington. but that's not the way it works. >> the president went on to say that, you know, i can't force republicans to do anything. i can't make them behave. they have to be responsible. so, the answer made a lot of news. so, clearly, a provocative question...
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the white house correspondents' dinner. and throughout the evening president obama and others poke fun at each other. take a listen. >> (cheers and applause) i thought this looks pretty good. for example the whole controversy about jy z going to cuba. i have 99 problems and now, jay z is one. >> the president has been busy creating jobs. since it has been elected the number of popes have doubled. and the number of tonight show host has tripled. >> congratulations! >connan o'brien taking jabs. >> we will take a break. it is 422 much more straight ahead on the kron 4 morning news. a quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza approach where it is expected nice and light. >> @ 423 in the morning. >> good morning everyone. the time is a 425 . thanks for waking up or staying up with kron 4 morning news. off to a mild start. 50s and lows '60s. 61 in hayward. 59 in concord. livermore checking in at 60 degrees. mid 54 downtown san francisco. >> following the numbers into the afternoon you will see 60s, '70s, '80s, and yet perhaps '90s.
the white house correspondents' dinner. and throughout the evening president obama and others poke fun at each other. take a listen. >> (cheers and applause) i thought this looks pretty good. for example the whole controversy about jy z going to cuba. i have 99 problems and now, jay z is one. >> the president has been busy creating jobs. since it has been elected the number of popes have doubled. and the number of tonight show host has tripled. >> congratulations! >connan...
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the scenarioçó the white house painting as part of the sequestration. >>> president obama saysçó up t 70,000 disadvantaged students could lose access to the pre-k program, with many being shut ou÷@lalready. how truthful is this? >> a lot ofko kids and parents looking into it.Ñijf raj, and arne duncan caused the looking into it.Ñijf pre-k . first they have tookxdok conten thex4roksequestration. >> you might say it is an interesting dance, the presidential administration is trying toxnplay. pushing axd $75 million plan fo universal pre-k at a time when congress is doing just the hc through sequestration. >> in terms of education there no up-side. we see head start programs across the country actually ending early now. shorter day. >> well, let's start there. california head start's sayse1 because of the sequestration, many have shut down. making thee1 secretary's statemt true. he predicted other painful measures. he says many programs will cut children's programs, the impact at 7,000 students. that is just an estimate. clearly in the near future we will be serving fewer cheyq'. the
the scenarioçó the white house painting as part of the sequestration. >>> president obama saysçó up t 70,000 disadvantaged students could lose access to the pre-k program, with many being shut ou÷@lalready. how truthful is this? >> a lot ofko kids and parents looking into it.Ñijf raj, and arne duncan caused the looking into it.Ñijf pre-k . first they have tookxdok conten thex4roksequestration. >> you might say it is an interesting dance, the presidential...
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remember that pesky reagan-appointed judge who gave the obama white house the what for? this week, the justice department announced an appeal of his ruling, claiming that the judge did not have the judicial authority to order the fda to take a specific action. even though the obama administration itself overruled the fda just last year. for their part, justice department officials maintain the white house was not involved in this decision. joining us now is nancy northrop, president of the center for reproductive rights. we had to rewrite that script several times because it was so confusing about what was happening. in the end it seals like the white house is playing politics on this. >> well that's right. for eight years the senate for reproductive rights has been suing the fda to have emergency contraception over the counter for all women. we won a tremendous decision less than a month ago and in that decision, judge kormen said, the obama administration and the bush administration had played politics with this issue and here we are, less than a month later, we've got
remember that pesky reagan-appointed judge who gave the obama white house the what for? this week, the justice department announced an appeal of his ruling, claiming that the judge did not have the judicial authority to order the fda to take a specific action. even though the obama administration itself overruled the fda just last year. for their part, justice department officials maintain the white house was not involved in this decision. joining us now is nancy northrop, president of the...
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and celebrities as well. >> it's the annual white house correspondents dinner. the president had the audience laughing. he told a lot of jokes, starting with one about himself and the changes he has undergone since taking office. >> these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist that i used to be. i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second term you need a burst of new energy, try some new things. and my team and i talked about it. we were willing to try anything. so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. >> that is so horrifying. >> he looks like a totally different person. check this out. mr. obama also told the press he had plans to put a sign next to the new bush library, one that says, as you can see, his t.>>f >> he was good. >> the bangs. >> it's a good look. >> pretty good photo shop there. >> okay. so one more warning. we have some hot weather. >> thrice at least six days worth. 80s and 90s inland. and by this time next weekend, we'll see cooling. but, you know, the weather may .
and celebrities as well. >> it's the annual white house correspondents dinner. the president had the audience laughing. he told a lot of jokes, starting with one about himself and the changes he has undergone since taking office. >> these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist that i used to be. i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second term you need a burst of new energy, try some new things. and my...
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our msnbc analyst and former obama white house top adviser. we'll be right back. he's not gou some labradoodle, he's gonna sell you tropical fish! he's got salt water tanks, fresh water tanks, brackish tanks, tanks you can't even fathom. that fish?! no you're not ready for that fish. precision aquatic manipulation. he boils his water perfectly for his velveeta shells & cheese. advantage. this guy. liquid gold. eat like that guy you know. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word... if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts... well muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour one on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour three. zyrtec®. love the air. i'm here in your home, having a pretty spectacular tuesday. ♪ but i don't notice the loose rug at the top of your stairs. and that's about to become an issue for me. ♪ and if you got the wrong ho
our msnbc analyst and former obama white house top adviser. we'll be right back. he's not gou some labradoodle, he's gonna sell you tropical fish! he's got salt water tanks, fresh water tanks, brackish tanks, tanks you can't even fathom. that fish?! no you're not ready for that fish. precision aquatic manipulation. he boils his water perfectly for his velveeta shells & cheese. advantage. this guy. liquid gold. eat like that guy you know. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without...
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senator mitch mcconnell striking back at president obama but it's in fun. it started when the president poked fun at the senate minority leader saturday night at the white house correspondence leader. >> some folks think i don't spend enough time with members of congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask? really? why don't you get a drink with mitchç mcconnell. [laughter] >> well, the senator now wants to have that drink. the senator tweeting out barack obama, clint eastwood, greetings from coal country, hazard, kentucky. notice the empty chair. >> and reporter kelly nash tweeting most famous self. e ever. that happened. thankfully the stray ball just missed her head. one in and she would have been a goner. she went there, during tonight's debate, elizabeth bush jamming him over his affair. but saying mark sanford didn't hear elizabeth's jab. take a look. >> when we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take that money we save and leave the country for a personal purpose. >> ever
senator mitch mcconnell striking back at president obama but it's in fun. it started when the president poked fun at the senate minority leader saturday night at the white house correspondence leader. >> some folks think i don't spend enough time with members of congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask? really? why don't you get a drink with mitchç mcconnell. [laughter] >> well, the senator now wants to have that drink. the senator tweeting out barack...
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she's a long-time supporter and a key fund-raiser for president obama. forbes estimates her net worth at $1.85 billion. mike has been a top economic adviser at the white house since the president took office. they were classmates in law school and worked together as editors of the harvard law review. >>> turning to business news. good news on the job's front. let's check in with cnbc's julia boorstin live with more on that and the rest of the day's business headlines. julia, good morning. >> good morning to you, keith. stocks are trading higher, erasing yesterday's losses. investors are responding to better than expected jobless claims and the european and central bank cutting the key interest rate. the dow up more than 100 points. the nasdaq up by more than 1%. nearly 40 points. and the s&p 500 also higher by nearly 1%. >>> the labor department says the number of americans seeking unemployment aid is now at its lowest level in more than five years. the drop points to viewer layoffs and possibly more hiring. the government releases its monthly jobs repor
she's a long-time supporter and a key fund-raiser for president obama. forbes estimates her net worth at $1.85 billion. mike has been a top economic adviser at the white house since the president took office. they were classmates in law school and worked together as editors of the harvard law review. >>> turning to business news. good news on the job's front. let's check in with cnbc's julia boorstin live with more on that and the rest of the day's business headlines. julia, good...
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a new change is coming to president obama's cabinet. the president expected to nominate the mayor of charlotte, north carolina to be secretary of transportation. a white house official telling us mayor anthony fox has successfully seen a rapid growth in the city infrastructure sense becoming mayor in 2009. he would take over for current transportation secretary ray lahood. >>> a display of military might by israel over the gaza strip. it began after the a series of rockets fired from the gaza strip landed in southern israel. israeli war planes quickly retaliated. they claim a hamas training install las vegas were targeted. no injuries were reported. rocket attacks from gaza into israel have been declining but sporadic violence across the border remains a threat. >>> a violent face-off between the government in libya and about 200 armed protesters. remember the united states role in a no fly and all that libya has been to and now we fast forward to instability suddenly in the country. the protesters have surrounded the tripoli foreign mi
a new change is coming to president obama's cabinet. the president expected to nominate the mayor of charlotte, north carolina to be secretary of transportation. a white house official telling us mayor anthony fox has successfully seen a rapid growth in the city infrastructure sense becoming mayor in 2009. he would take over for current transportation secretary ray lahood. >>> a display of military might by israel over the gaza strip. it began after the a series of rockets fired from...
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in the east room of the white house today. the program going for hiring and training, nearly tripling the original goal and againer yaited pledges to hire, or train another 435,000 over next five years but mr. obama wants tp companies to step up to keep up with the nearly one million service member that's will become civilians in coming years. east bay companies are doing their part. they have helped 100,000 vet transget hired. employers say they look for personnel because they tend off strong leadership skills. >> there are some management positions and i think there would be some skills they already, you know bring with that. having been in the military. >> the job fair also included work shops and resume writing and how vets can sell skills they learned as skills that employers want. >> amanda knox's memoir hits store shelves today. she intok to diane sawer about the case in her book "waiting to be heard". the seattle native convict ntd 2007 murder of her roommate. she spent four years in prison before an appeals court set
in the east room of the white house today. the program going for hiring and training, nearly tripling the original goal and againer yaited pledges to hire, or train another 435,000 over next five years but mr. obama wants tp companies to step up to keep up with the nearly one million service member that's will become civilians in coming years. east bay companies are doing their part. they have helped 100,000 vet transget hired. employers say they look for personnel because they tend off strong...
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president obama had some fun saturday night at the white house correspondents' dinner. he also got revenge on his critics. later we'll take you to the dinner. >>> plus the boxing coach says he knows what may have changed the course of tamerlan's life. the result may have led to the boston marathon attack. that's ahead. >>> last night "60 minutes" did something it's never done in its 45-year program. the program interviewed a serial killer. he's known as an angel of death. he's confessed to killing between 30 and 40 patients injecting them with drugs. >> how did you choose who you were going to give this medication to? >> it's hard for me to go back in time and think about what things were running through my mind at the time. >> was it personal? >> no, no. >> did you get pleasure out of it? satisfaction? >> no. i mean i -- i -- i had thought that -- that people weren't suffering anymore, so in a sense, i thought i was helping. >> cullen suggested several times that his actions were merciful but his evidence doesn't support it. 60-year-old ellen an asthma patient was reco
president obama had some fun saturday night at the white house correspondents' dinner. he also got revenge on his critics. later we'll take you to the dinner. >>> plus the boxing coach says he knows what may have changed the course of tamerlan's life. the result may have led to the boston marathon attack. that's ahead. >>> last night "60 minutes" did something it's never done in its 45-year program. the program interviewed a serial killer. he's known as an angel of...
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obama second term cabinet. president called on the senate to confirm fox quickly so america could get to work rebuilding roads and bridges. fox will replace ray la hood one of the few republicans in the obama administration. >> well voting first research shows the rate of african american voter turn out surpas surpassed that of white during the 2012 election. according to new bit of analysis of the election results and the census data black voted more than white in 2008 as well. the ratio of black voters who took to the poll compared with white who stayed home was so significant that they say if the turn out demographic the same as in 2004 romney would be president rate now. >> fda is investigating food with added caffeine and the potential impact on the help of children. nouns thement is in response to caffeinateded gum introduced this week by wrigley called alert energy gum. fda says the privilege ration of caffeine to quood is beyond anything fda envisionedçó. agency is already looking into the safety of e
obama second term cabinet. president called on the senate to confirm fox quickly so america could get to work rebuilding roads and bridges. fox will replace ray la hood one of the few republicans in the obama administration. >> well voting first research shows the rate of african american voter turn out surpas surpassed that of white during the 2012 election. according to new bit of analysis of the election results and the census data black voted more than white in 2008 as well. the ratio...
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. >>> to the white house, where president obama is facing new calls for military action in syria, after releasing evidence last week that the assad regime has used chemical weapons. abc's jon karl is tracking that from the white house. the white house is considering stepping up military involvement if the evidence is confirmed. >> reporter: that's right, george. the official line is that all options are on the table. but senior officials have made it clear that ground troops are not going to happen. they're looking at arming the rebels, targeted air strikes or a no-fly zone. i wouldn't expect to see any of these any time soon. the evidence needs to be corroborated. even once that happens this is a white house that is determined not to rush into any stepped-up military involvement. >> it could take several weeks. >>> on a much lighter note, the white house correspondents' dinner over the weekend. the president is really honing his standup skills. take a look. >> i understand, second term, need a burst of new energy. so, we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. i thought this looked pretty g
. >>> to the white house, where president obama is facing new calls for military action in syria, after releasing evidence last week that the assad regime has used chemical weapons. abc's jon karl is tracking that from the white house. the white house is considering stepping up military involvement if the evidence is confirmed. >> reporter: that's right, george. the official line is that all options are on the table. but senior officials have made it clear that ground troops are...
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obama always talk about working together and vote like this help to make the white house's point. host: evan mcmorris-santoro from buzzfeed and seung min kim from politico. ahead previewing the week in washington. if you would like to join the conversation, the numbers are on your screen. phones, weet to the see the questions over gun control. that was settled a week and a half ago. on guns, a wait-and-see approach becomes slim to none. then you look up the politics of this. in "the new york times," there littlerage of paying cost for defying president obama's bush for gun control. where is the political fallout in this? is a very important issue that polarizes a lot of people, but if you look at just the politics it's very interesting. on one hand, you have a powerful national rifle association. but the fallout from this has been what do the gun control advocates do with this? there's been some confusion. they're going to be running ads in arkansas, a democrat who also voted against it, but the general problem they seem to be having is that they do not have the kind of fired up m
obama always talk about working together and vote like this help to make the white house's point. host: evan mcmorris-santoro from buzzfeed and seung min kim from politico. ahead previewing the week in washington. if you would like to join the conversation, the numbers are on your screen. phones, weet to the see the questions over gun control. that was settled a week and a half ago. on guns, a wait-and-see approach becomes slim to none. then you look up the politics of this. in "the new...
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. >> president obama is marking the 100 day of the second term with a white house news conference. the president will take questions starting at 7:15 our time and we will have highlights on the midday newscast at 11:00. >> mike nicco will take questions right now on the weather. >> all the way to saturday we have an extended period of dry and warm weather and it culminates with the fact with the fire danger back and it is early for that but that is what will happen. 47 degrees and portrero, 49 degrees and the cooler spots along with sunny side and ferry building is 55 degrees and in downtown it is dropping down to 53 degrees. we have 53 in richmond and san leandro and 51 in bell on the and santa clara and pleasanton at 53 and petaluma is 48 and warm spot is pittsburg at 61 and tracy is 66. we have a beautiful sunrise with a dry cold front pushing across the neighbors now and because it is dry it will kickoff gusty dry wind. that is what will lead to the high fire danger. the areas are shaded in red, east bay hills and north bay mountains and 6:00 this morning through 6:00 tomorrow
. >> president obama is marking the 100 day of the second term with a white house news conference. the president will take questions starting at 7:15 our time and we will have highlights on the midday newscast at 11:00. >> mike nicco will take questions right now on the weather. >> all the way to saturday we have an extended period of dry and warm weather and it culminates with the fact with the fire danger back and it is early for that but that is what will happen. 47 degrees...
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. >>> according a white house official, president obama will nominate anthony fox as his new transportation secretary. if confirmed, he would replaceout going secretary ray lahood. fox is the first african- american mommyny among -- nominee among the new cabinet members for president obama's second term. >>> george lucas is one of three finalists to create a cultural hub in san francisco's presidio. they received 16 proposals at the space for the former building at crissy field. george lucas wants to use that site to build an art museum from his personal collection. two other ideas, an institute and a hub for exhibits and performances. those finalists will be asked to submit a final proposal this fall. >>> nippon airways completely, safely, a two-hour flight after being fitted with a new result yum battery design. some insiders say that could have passengers from san jose and japan again before the end of next month. >>> police in los angeles are dealing with a rather unusual suspect. this is video of the man police thought they were looking for but it turns out it wasn't their way and he w
. >>> according a white house official, president obama will nominate anthony fox as his new transportation secretary. if confirmed, he would replaceout going secretary ray lahood. fox is the first african- american mommyny among -- nominee among the new cabinet members for president obama's second term. >>> george lucas is one of three finalists to create a cultural hub in san francisco's presidio. they received 16 proposals at the space for the former building at crissy...
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>> president obama, he's a comedy star. >> reporter: a comedy star. president obama is a comedy star? >> >> reporter: the hip-hop. >> second term baby. >> so new, so fresh. >> i think michelle's hair really funny. really goofy. >> reporter: alison sun says it was an enjoyable way to practice her english. robert says poking fun at one's self shows confidence. >> i look in the mirror and i'm not the strapping young muslim socialst i used to be. >> reporter: do you see this kin of humor used by leaders in china? >> not so often. i would really like to see them be more open minded and to make more fun of themselves. >> reporter: why? >> because a sense of humor i think is -- u.s. ait's a pillar of free society. a good and safe way to cut the tension between the governments and the community. >> reporter: shen shen song says had you more humor makes politicians accessuble. compare the leaders in the united states to the leaders in china. >> please don't compare. >> reporter: why don't you want to compare leaderleaders? >> very sensitive. >> reporter: it ma
>> president obama, he's a comedy star. >> reporter: a comedy star. president obama is a comedy star? >> >> reporter: the hip-hop. >> second term baby. >> so new, so fresh. >> i think michelle's hair really funny. really goofy. >> reporter: alison sun says it was an enjoyable way to practice her english. robert says poking fun at one's self shows confidence. >> i look in the mirror and i'm not the strapping young muslim socialst i used to...
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president obama said that be a game-changer, which has not changed. jennifer griffin at the pentagon. what is the context here? is this a big deal or offhanded remark or what? >> well, shepard, no. i think he actually indicated where the white house and the pentagon -- where their thoughts are right now. the white house and pentagon are essentially looking at three options. they're looking to set up a no-fly zone, or limited air strikes or arming the rebels or in combination. defense secretary hagel said, standing next to the british defense secretary, gave an indication which way the white house and pentagon are leaning. >> you are rethinking -- the administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels. >> yes. >> today, as assad's forces moved into homes. the washington post editorial board pinned a scathing condemnation of what the described as the president's lack of leadership and absence of policy on syria. quote: the muddle that is president obama's policy on syria has grown still muddier. his weak and legalistic words about the need
president obama said that be a game-changer, which has not changed. jennifer griffin at the pentagon. what is the context here? is this a big deal or offhanded remark or what? >> well, shepard, no. i think he actually indicated where the white house and the pentagon -- where their thoughts are right now. the white house and pentagon are essentially looking at three options. they're looking to set up a no-fly zone, or limited air strikes or arming the rebels or in combination. defense...
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. >> the boston marathon bombing turned the light hearted white house correspondent' dinner more serious to start last night. president obama addressed both the attacks in boston and the explosion of a fertilizer plant that nearly wiped out the town of west texas. we've had some difficult days, but even when the day seemed darkest, we have seen humanity shine at its brightest. >> the president saluted the first responders and the national guard as well as the people of of both of those cities, but then later there were plenty of jokes as well. many coming from the president himself. >> i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second term, you need a burst of new energy, tried some new things and then my team and i talked about it and we were willing to try anything so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. [ laughter ] >> i thought this looked pretty good, but no bounce. >> late-night talk show host conan o'brien headlined that event. >> and now to that developing story out of the central valley we told you about earlier where the man hunt is intensifying this mornin
. >> the boston marathon bombing turned the light hearted white house correspondent' dinner more serious to start last night. president obama addressed both the attacks in boston and the explosion of a fertilizer plant that nearly wiped out the town of west texas. we've had some difficult days, but even when the day seemed darkest, we have seen humanity shine at its brightest. >> the president saluted the first responders and the national guard as well as the people of of both of...